Innovative micro-revamps spruce up Xinhua Road
Micro-revamps are going on around Xinhua Road in Changning District to improve living conditions with subtle renovations while preserving the historical ambiance.
Eight projects were unveiled yesterday at the opening of the Urban Design Festival at Columbia Circle, a gathering place for Americans from 1927 to 1942 and site of the Shanghai Institute of Biological Products from 1949.
During last year’s urban design festival, micro-revamps were conducted on Yuyuan Road in Changning and results have been well received.
Architects and designers from home and abroad were invited to take charge of micro-renovations of streets, neighborhoods, stairways, signage, bicycle parking and garbage sorting.
A 70-year-old residential building in the Jinglaocun Community on Xinhua Road is being redeveloped with an activity space for seniors.
Another project, a "Walking Laboratory" on Panyu Road will transform a cramped lane in an old residential community into a public space.
A micro-community space is being created at 669 Xinhua Road. He Jia, an architect and a resident in the community designed a 20-square-meter public sitting room for his neighbors.
Gabriele Tempesta, graduate of Politecnico di Milano in Italy is converting a garbage station into an intelligent recycling station, where residents can easily sort their garbage.
An exhibition of 10 chairs collected from the Xinhua Community is being held in Columbia Circle near the micro-revamps. Used by guards and cleaners, the chairs are displayed in the square with their origins and stories.
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